incentivize
verb
in·cen·tiv·ize
in-ˈsen-tə-ˌvīz 
incentivized; incentivizing
: to provide with an incentive
would incentivize employees with stock options
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Gates at O’Hare are allocated by how much an airline flew the previous year, incentivizing airlines to add flights.
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Lower borrowing costs can also incentivize companies to invest and boost hiring.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The agency could also create national raw milk standards and urge or incentivize states to enforce them.
—Laura Ungar, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The idea became fleshed out after Gates reportedly thought about what would incentivize his own child to get interested in reading.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Lower borrowing costs can also incentivize companies to invest and boost hiring.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The agency could also create national raw milk standards and urge or incentivize states to enforce them.
—Laura Ungar, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The idea became fleshed out after Gates reportedly thought about what would incentivize his own child to get interested in reading.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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